The Contract Marriage Novels & Stories

“Charles, don’t you remember? I'm your wife, we just got married a few days ago. Or is marriage only a game for you? You mean you can have or abandon me whenever you like?” Out of exhaustion or maybe because he was drunk, Charles seemed to have completely lost consciousness. “Marriage?” He drunkenly looked at Sarah. “What is marriage? Is it good? Or is it just a paper? Do you think we must be together after registering? Sarah, did you really think I would be with one woman all of my life? Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!” He laughed loudly.

Most of all she had imagined she would be in love with the man she was to marry, that he would be handsome and tall, with a dashing smile and that when she was walking down to him, he would smile and look a as though it was the happiest day of his life too. Never did she imagine that she would be having the most simple wedding in the world, that she would just have to throw on a dress, that she wouldn't even have the time for makeup, that she would not marry in a church, that she wouldn't be happy to her married, that she wouldn't marry the love of her life.

Coming from a large family of mainly half-siblings, having been born to a man who’d married three times, had numerous affairs and begat eight children, to say that Sebastian had a jaundiced view of the holy sanctity of marriage was a huge understatement. With an iron will, he concentrated once more on his surroundings and not the potential minefield of his family, who had dispersed from their ancestral home, Wolfe Manor, as soon as they’d been able to escape. In the huge and ornately decorated inner courtyard a stunning marquee covered in silken swathes of material took up the centre space under a dusky evening sky. The bride, while being of average height, stood with a regal and graceful be

"Discreet?" "Yes, i deal with some very high end clients, and i have a reputation to protect. Let alone the terms of the agreement would be broken if our marriage was questioned. I think it's best if you agreed to remain celibate for the year. It's doable, don't you think?" He gave a fake laugh and she wondered if she caught a gleam of sweat on his forehead. Suddenly the true meaning of his words caught fire in her brain. Alex wanted her to be the perfect wife, which included holding a chaste marriage bed under their ruse.

It is as though I am not destined for love. The door swings open again and Marco walks back inside. “It’s a three-year marriage contract,” seeing me hold the file, Marco explains. “That means we’ll be married for three years and live together within this period. During this marriage, we’d have to be seen together in public and act like a real couple in order to make people believe, but when we’re alone…” “…we’re just two normal persons with no attachments sharing a roof,” I force a smile, pretending to accept the contract well.

he said, glancing around, “was part of a larger agreement. One your ex-husband didn’t fully explain to you.” My stomach tightened. “What agreement?” He turned to face me fully now, his expression unreadable. “A contract marriage,” he said simply. “One that didn’t end when you signed those papers this morning.” The room seemed to tilt. “That’s not possible,” I whispered. “My marriage is over.” “Your marriage to him is,” Mr. Ford corrected. “But not the contract attached to it.” I laughed—short, sharp, disbelieving. “You’re saying I’m still married?”

“You think I’m stupid? I know you don’t have any female friends from college that are still in touch with you. Besides, I connected the dots. Christian has something to protect and he needs someone he trusts enough with it, which is you. “I’m sorry for lying to you, Ruth. I’m just scared. You know, he proposed a contract marriage as a solution to my uncertainty last night? Is it not the same?” “It is not. With just marriage, you are bound forever. With a contract, you two can state your terms and conditions, and you would also have your boundaries set”, Ruth explained.

Most probably, Darsh opened a document as he began to read something from it. "Condition number 1: The marriage contract is for two years, after which we will file for mutual divorce. No. 2: I'll pay you to play my wife. No. 3: You must attend every conference and party I'd ask you, without any question asked. No. 4: No one may take advantage of the situation by touching the other. However, it's acceptable with approval. No 5: And the most significant one: We can't fall in love with each other."

There were only five main points that she got from it. 1. Both parties would get married and legally bounded to each other as husband and wife for a year. The period will be extended if both parties agree to it. 2. Both parties would not interfere in each other’s business throughout the contract marriage period and remain in separate rooms unless both parties agreed otherwise. 3. Both parties would act as husband and wife in front of other people and maintain a harmonious appearance in the public’s eye. 4. No sexual encounter will be conducted unless both parties have agreed to it.

He picked up a black leather folder before returning to Hellena and handing it to her without ceremony. “Read it.” Hellena accepted the folder with trembling fingers. The moment she opened it, her eyes quickly scanned the official document titled: Contract Marriage Agreement. The terms were written with rigid precision: • The marriage will last for one year only. • No physical contact of any kind is permitted. • Emotional attachment or personal feelings are strictly prohibited. • Neither party may interfere in the other's private affairs. • The marriage must remain completely confidential from the public and workplace. • Both parties will live under the same roof but occupy separate bedrooms